"He had a theory that musicians are incredibly complex, and know far less than other artists what they want and what they are; that they puzzle themselves as well as their friends; that their psychology is a modern development, and has not yet been understood." – E. M. Forster

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Thursday, 10 April 2003

My favorite things

Here are just a few things that cheer me up, in no particular order. I plan to continue adding more to this list in future blogs and then compile them into a more complete document as time goes by.

Sitting outside and looking at the night sky and its faraway inhabitants

Playing guitar

Jamming with other musicians

A hug from a loved one

The Pacific Ocean breeze sweeping o’er us

A postcard from a friend

Someone laughing at my jokes

Weekend Becomes Eclectic on KCRW

A really good episode of Gilmore Girls

A really fun episode of Says You

Trader Joe’s Vanilla Bean Cream Soda

Finding a long-lost friend

Kindness

Feeling safe

Quote for the time being:

We are willing enough to praise freedom when she is safely tucked away in the past and cannot be a nuisance. In the present, amidst dangers whose outcome we cannot foresee, we get nervous about her, and admit censorship.

— E. M. Forster, "The Tercentenary of the ‘Areopagitica’," Two Cheers for Democracy (1951)

3 replies

i’ve been thinking for the past few days what are a few of *my* favorite things but couldn’t come up with anything good until i realized that today Miramax/Disney is releasing 3 Hayao Miyazaki movies on DVD: Spirited Away, Laputa Castle in the Sky, and Kiki’s Delivery Service. and though i’m breaking my credit card getting them, there is truly not much that makes me so happy and comforted as Miyazaki’s movies, especially these three….

otherwise, i’ll go with a really fun episode of Says You, too. oh and a really good episode of This American Life.

I’m embarrassed to say that I haven’t seen any of the three. Of all the anime you’ve mentioned on your blog, I think I’ve only seen ‘Castle of Cagliostro.’ I know (thanks to you) that ‘Spirited Away’ is back in theaters, but I obviously haven’t gone yet. Yeah, I know I’ll probably regret not going and shelling out the seven-fifty if/when I ever see the movie on a puny TV screen and love it. But I just haven’t gone to the cinema in a while…